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Music composed by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.Digital remastering by Darcy M. Proper & Andreas K. Meyer (Sony Music Studios New York New York).Recorded on May 11 16 and 21 1945. Originally released on Decca (DA 400). Includes liner notes by Max O. Preeo.Decca Records scored a significant commercial success with its album of songs from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's first musical Oklahoma! performed by members of the original cast. So the label was interested in releasing a similar recording of the songwriters' next musical Carousel. The new show was a darker effort than Oklahoma! based on the tragic play Liliom even though Hammerstein had the two leads marry and considerably softened the ending. One element he did retain was the story's lustiness especially evident in one of the score's hit songs 'June Is Bustin' out All Over.' Rodgers' music was characteristically tuneful and the cast led by John Raitt in his Broadway debut was
